Das Hochwasser

Literally high+water → flood. It’s one of those words in German that, like memorabilia (die Denkwürdigkeiten → things worth thinking about, or die Erinnerungsstücke → pieces of memory) or diameter (der Durchmesser → through measure), are pretty straightforward. Remember, "...a language expresses the inner life and knowledge of its speakers" ― Wilhelm von Humboldt (no, not the guy the county is named after, but his brother the linguist). As far as the inner lives of the 'locals' go, people in Munich are almost as likely to have relocated from elsewhere as Californians are. This particular water will flow to the Black Sea, which seems weird since we are so close to the Adriatic...that’s what you get for being north of the Alps.

Highest water levels since the announcement of the Weimar Constitution. We’re pretty safe though, what with being on the other side of town and six floors up. Is it impressive? Probably. Can I be bothered to go over there and take a look? That’s another question. They are having a little trouble keeping everything dry over at the Deutsches Museum though, it's on an island in the middle of the river.